THE UNITED STATES : A NATION OF MANY NATIONS
Between 1880 and 1920, 23 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Most of them came from poor towns and villages in southern and eastern Europe. They had one thing in common. They believed that in the United States, life was going to be better for them. It was the land of freedom and prosperity.
Most of these immigrants were able to get just enough money to pay for trip across the ocean by boat. Many arrived without any money to their names.